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| Dale Repel – Buzzy Christmas Party 2016 |
Of all the Christmas tunes to be played at this time of year, Santa Claus is Coming to Town never gets old for me. I guess because Bruce and Michael Jackson did versions that actually rocked a little, I have always enjoyed hearing it regardless who performs it. There are over 200 recorded versions of the tune.
It got me curious about how the song originated and found this Wiki discussion of the song:
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town |
Given that the tune was recorded during the Great Depression, additional verses in the song encouraged folks to help others during the Christmas season. Here also from Wiki are the additional verses:
Even though our Depression Days are long gone, the sentiments expressed in the additional verses are still worth noting.
I mentioned Michael and Bruce’s versions of the song but who wants to watch a video of them when we can be checking out how Mariah covers the song?!